How much should I pay moderators

by Resale Rights Ninja

Posted: 15 years ago 10 replies

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How much should I pay moderators on my forum. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don't have a clue where to start.

#forums #moderators #pay

mookinman 15 years ago

£5000 per day. When do I start?

Seriously though, depending on your niche, you may find that people will volunteer for this role. My friend Pete runs blackcountrygob.com, and his moderators are responsible members of the community who do it for the fun of it. It's a local community forum.
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- Eric Land 15 years ago
  
  Hey i would defiantly be a forum moderator if i got paid.
  
  But i think a forum moderator should get paid on how much the website is actually making but i would say the moderator should be paid maybe 2-5 dollars an hour cause its not like its a "real" job you dont actually have to do anything but read.
  
  But i also have to say if the moderator has been on a website for a couple of months and is doing great and then website is doing well because of a moderator they should get paid more
  
  If your looking for a moderator pm i have tons of free time
  
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  rosetrees 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by cires123
  
  i would say the moderator should be paid maybe 2-5 dollars an hour cause its not like its a "real" job
  
  I wouldn't let Allen and the rest of the mods hear you say that!
  
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  Eric Land 15 years ago
  
  lol maybe i over did it a bit
  
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Allegro 15 years ago

dunno, some hundred bucks a month? 300-400? also, i would like to hear more
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- Eric Land 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Allegro
  
  dunno, some hundred bucks a month? 300-400? also, i would like to hear more
  
  I second that if your looking for a moderator please pm me i would do it for basically anything if there was some sort of fair income
  
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Rachel Incoll 15 years ago

I know that at least one large 'social' site which includes a forum, pays it's moderators by offering them discounts or free access to some of the paid products they have on offer. They don't specifically 'advertise' the job, rather waiting to see which members seem to be naturally more involved in the forum than others & which ones have their heads screwed on the right way , then offering them the job.
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SullyUI 15 years ago

I think a few hundred or more a month would be fair, it just depends how involved the moderators are. If it's just removing vulgar posts and editing stuff, I wouldn't think it would take too much time.
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- Jeff Henshaw 15 years ago
  
  How much should I pay moderators on my forum. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don't have a clue where to start.
  
  Any chance of seeing your forum?
  
  At least that would enable any potential applicant as a moderator to make an informed decision whether or not to apply.
  
  If the link has already been posted then I apologise for over looking it.
  
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- Kevin Caldbeck 15 years ago
  
  Howdy
  
  It would depend upon the forum, how busy is it, how much work...etc. If you are just starting out maybe just offering your product if your forum is based on a product you offer. Someone who will do a lot of posting can be a big help to building up the forums following.
  
  If your forum is a busy one you might find someone to moderate it for the chance to do some free advertising on it. I have been a member of forums where there was a lot of traffic, but not a lot of controversy where the moderator only had to delete a few spam posts, and maybe move others to the proper place.
  
  If your forum has the traffic of say a Warriors Forum....Good Luck
  
  Kevin
  
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